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My mother
gives me new My book The man said he had been so tired he passed
dolls regularly. is being very out on the middle of the street.
interesting!
I will catch
a fish The man yelled at me to stop.
today!
to someone or
Someone or does
something
something something
else
(the agent) (verb)
(recipient)
passive voice, we change this around, so that the recipient has something
done to it by the agent.
A lot of money was stolen by the robbery
PASSIVE VOICE FORMS
SIMPLE PRESENT: SOMEBODY CLEANS THIS ROOM EVERY DAY .
PASSIVE THIS ROOM IS CLEANED EVERY DAY BY SOMEBODY.
SIMPLE PRESENT CARELESS DRIVING CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS
PASSIVE Many accidents are caused by careless drivers
INTERROGATIVE ACTIVE: DOES ANYBODY CLEAN THS ROOM EVERY DAY?
PASSIVE IS THIS ROOM CLEANED EVERY DAY?
SIMPLE PAST AFFIRMATIVE: SOMEBODY CLEANED THIS ROOM YESTERDAY-
PASSIVE VOICE THIS ROOM WAS CLEANED BY SOMEBODY YESTERDAY
ACTIVE PAST: THEY CANCELLED ALL FLIGHTS BECAUSE OF FOG.
PASSIVE ALL FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED BECAUSE OF FOG.
NEG SIMPLE PAST SHE DIDNT WRITE A STORY
PASSIVE A STORY WASNT WRITTEN BY HER.
NEGATIVE SIMPLE PAST SHE DIDNT INVITE SALLY TO THE PARTY
PASSIVE SALLY WASNT INVITED TO THE PARTY
NEG SIMPLE PAST DID THEY WASH THE CAR BEFORE THE TRIP?
NEGAT PAST WAS THE CAR WASHED BEFORE THE TRIP?
SIMPLE FUTURE
AFFIRMATIVE: SOMEBODY WILL CLEAN THE ROOM LATER
PASSIVE THE ROOM WILL BE CLEANED LATER BY SOMEBODY.
WE WILL SELL OUR BOOKS.
PASSIVE OUR BOOKS WILL BE SOLD.